Git Essentials: Developer's Guide to Git

Description

Git Essentials is a book for for all developers, beginner to advanced, and written to get you up to speed with the world's most popular version control system. Git has become synonymous with VCSs and is expected to be in the wheelhouse of every developer as one of the most fundamental tools used to coordinate software development. Stop turning to Google every time you need to commit some code, create a feature branch, or tag a release. With this book, you'll actually learn Git instead of just memorize the commands. We're all guilty of copy-pasting Git commands from the first result that shows up in Google, but the important question we're missing is - is that really the right thing for our situation? Learning and understanding these commands will help you become a more productive member of your team. This book assumes no prior experience with Git, it applies to any operating system, and will work with any source files that can be version controlled. It covers almost everything you need to know, from why version control systems are considered fundamental tools to the basics of Git to advanced operations and best practices. Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Git 2. Source Code Management - SCM What is Git? 3. Getting Started with Git Installing Git Basic Setup Hello, Git! 4. The Basics of Git Demo Project Git Repositories Git Commits Index and Staging Area Ignore Files in a Repository 5. Branches Working on a Branch Committing Changes to Different Branches Gathering Branches Together Deleting a Branch Renaming a Branch 6. Remote Repositories What is a Remote Repository? Setting up a Remote Repository Tracking Branches Sending and Retrieving Remote Modifications 7. Branching Models - Strategies What's a Branching Model? Trunk-Based Feature Branching GitHub Flow Git Flow Which One to Choose? 8. Advanced Operations Stash Tag Reset Revert Cherry-pick Git Diffs Amending Commits Interactive Rebase Interactive Staging 9. Good/Bad Practices Commit Often Write Meaningful Commit Messages Rebase Often from the Main Branch Don't Rebase the Main Branch Don't Commit Generated Files Push Often Squash Before Going on the Main Branch Don't Cherry-Pick Often